Hi all,
I am Cheryl and I live With Rob, my hubby of 36 years, and three cats in Cedar Rapids. I enjoy being part of Gardeners Anonymous, Good Earth Garden Club, and Friends of Noelridge.
On our rather small chemical free lot, I grow a lot of vegetables, herbs and edible flowers, plus perennials, hostas, Spring flowering bulbs, small fruits, etc. I terraced my north facing back yard to make better use of the space thanks to a lot of utility easements. I am working to build several more gardens including a rain garden and a memorial garden to our only daughter Hannah who died in an automobile accident in April 2010. I use rain barrels and I have compost worms indoors as well as a compost "factory" outdoors. I would love to have a greenhouse, but for now I grow my heirloom tomato plants under lights in the basement.
I love cooking with my variety of home grown garlics, plus all of the other produce. I am learning lactic fermented vegetable preservation and am planning to build a root cellar in the basement. I shop for sources of organically grown, pasture raised meats, poultry, dairy and eggs.
I also love to knit and crochet
When life gets sane I will be writing on my blog much more faithfully:
http://greatbackyardexperiment...
